Hello everyone. I've been lurking here reading and getting a feel for the good company here. I live just outside of Tampa, FL and just turned 50 years old. I finally got my dream busa three weeks ago as a birthday present to myself.
I had a new 2002 1200s bandit up until November 03. In the two years I onwned that bike I put 20k hard miles on it and then had a bad accident. I was unlucky enough to get run over by a tractor trailer who made an unexpected left turn while I was in the passing lane. Bike was totalled and I spent the next four months in a wheelchair and on crutches.
At first after the accident I said no more bikes after riding on an off for nearly thirty years. But you all know what its like to have riding in your blood. At the time I owned the bandit I was upside down and could not afford to trade up the the busa. The first time I saw the 03 black/silver busa it was love at first site. Well here I am a year and a half later and now I own my dream machine. My local dealer had a 03 with 1,600 miles on consignment. I bought the bike out the door for $9,100.00 which I thought was a good deal. The bike was flawless and black/silver. I resisted the temptation for months but finally caved in. My name was written all over that bike.
I've put about a 1,000 miles on it over the past three weeks and so far I love everything about it except for the seat. That will be my very first mod to the bike. I can see from the posting here there is a lot of vaulable knowledge to gain from. Thank you all for sharing and hopefully our paths will cross one day!
I had a new 2002 1200s bandit up until November 03. In the two years I onwned that bike I put 20k hard miles on it and then had a bad accident. I was unlucky enough to get run over by a tractor trailer who made an unexpected left turn while I was in the passing lane. Bike was totalled and I spent the next four months in a wheelchair and on crutches.
At first after the accident I said no more bikes after riding on an off for nearly thirty years. But you all know what its like to have riding in your blood. At the time I owned the bandit I was upside down and could not afford to trade up the the busa. The first time I saw the 03 black/silver busa it was love at first site. Well here I am a year and a half later and now I own my dream machine. My local dealer had a 03 with 1,600 miles on consignment. I bought the bike out the door for $9,100.00 which I thought was a good deal. The bike was flawless and black/silver. I resisted the temptation for months but finally caved in. My name was written all over that bike.
I've put about a 1,000 miles on it over the past three weeks and so far I love everything about it except for the seat. That will be my very first mod to the bike. I can see from the posting here there is a lot of vaulable knowledge to gain from. Thank you all for sharing and hopefully our paths will cross one day!
